Results are in! 

Here are the "Best Run" results for the 4/13/2013 Mather Field SCCA Sacramento Cup event. (Round 1)


The car and I did very well for the first time out (ZERO COMPLAINTS) especially for NOT pushing myself or the car hard at all. 

Best time was 60.840 seconds with only 4 runs, each run was MUCH faster than the prior.  With a little more suspension tuning and a few more practice runs (More camber and caster) and a heavier foot I'm sure I could have achieved times in the mid 50's or who knows, maybe even the low 50's (we shall see what the future holds).   

We finished #105 out of 172, running quite a bit faster than a number of Porsches, Z06 Corvettes, C4 and C5 Corvettes, WRX's, RX7's, a Mistubishi Evo, an '06 GTO, a number of Miatas, a Honda S2000, and many other cool and fast cars. 

**NOT BAD FOR A 46 YEAR-OLD CAR WITH A FEW BOLT-ONS!     

Most of all I had a blast and didnt' break myself or the car.     






Overall Order of Finish: Actual times


   (Driver)            (Car)               (Class)       (Best Run)     (Indexed)    (Secs/min Behind)


1   Mike Wood   Van Diemen RF/88   cm   48.342   43.991   0
2   Tom Smiley   1965 Chevrolet Corvette   bp   48.997   43.019   0.813
3   Maurice Velandia   Arrow   f1   49.676   47.441   1.656
4   Bob Weisickle   1956 Austin Healey   em   49.808   46.222   1.82
5   Rick Brown   1990 Chevrolet Corvette   bp   49.978   43.881   2.031
6   Doug Hargrove   1987 Red Devil   fm   50.063   45.908   2.136
7   Rory Marin   1964 Chevrolet Corvette   bp   50.180   44.058   2.281
8   Bob Giovannoni   1967 Chevrolet Camaro   cp   50.748   43.745   2.986
9   Gale Smiley   1965 Chevrolet Corvette   bpl   51.358   45.092   3.743
10   Mike Ansell   1969 Chevrolet Camaro   cp   51.457   44.356   3.866
11   Harold Olsen   1996 Chevrolet Corvette   bsp   51.494   44.182   3.912
12   Ken Yeo   1989 Chevrolet Corvette   bsp   51.525   44.208   3.951
13   Speedy Knudsen   1969 Chevrolet Camaro   cp   51.533   44.421   3.961
14   Al Patterson   2006 Dodge Viper   ssp   51.760   45.083   4.242
15   Steve Slinkard   2002 CTS Kart   f1   52.311   49.957   4.926
16   Milt Burleson   1967 Chevrolet Camaro   cp   52.801   45.514   5.534
17   Brad Fleig   2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06   ss   53.043   45.564   5.835
18   Ray Miller   1989 Chevrolet Corvette   bsp   53.222   45.664   6.057
19   Ruby Villarreal   2001 Chevrolet ZO6   ssp   53.424   46.532   6.308
20   Vince Russell   1990 Mazda Miata   csp   53.605   46.154   6.532
21   Brett Egen   1998 Baby Grand Monte Carlo   am   53.617   53.617   6.547
22   Lanny Bowden   1989 Chevrolet Corvette C4   bsp   53.725   46.096   6.681
23   Brian Jacobson   1998 Chevrolet Camero SS   esp   53.860   45.727   6.849
24   Susan Fontaine   2007 Porsche 997S   ssl   54.238   46.590   7.318
25   Jeff Glorioso   2003 Chevrolet Corvette   sti   54.657   46.950   7.838
26   Roger Fellows   2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06   ss   54.663   46.956   7.845
27   Jan Knudsen   1969 Chevrolet Camaro   cpl   54.820   47.255   8.04
28   Ken Falconitin   2001 Honda S2000   sm   54.859   47.563   8.089
29   E.J. Fontaine   2007 Porsche 997   ss   54.914   47.171   8.157
30   Doug Hubbard   1989 Chevrolet Corvette   bs   54.980   46.458   8.239
31   Corey Englehardt   2013 Subaru STI   sti   55.118   46.630   8.41
32   Bill Brooks   2013 Brooks Special Open Roadster   bm   55.166   53.070   8.47
33   Josh Garcia   1973 Datsun S10   ep   55.201   48.301   8.513
34   Penny Hubbard   1989 Chevrolet Corvette   bsl   55.355   46.775   8.704
35   Tom Kubo   1990 Mazda Miata   csp   55.390   47.691   8.748
36   Sean Velandia      ja   55.510   48.793   8.897
37   Gus Migchels   1998 Chevrolet Corvette   as   55.617   47.108   9.029
38   Des Toups   Scion FRS   sti   55.728   46.477   9.167
39   Tom Nivison   1990 Chevrolet Corvette   bs   55.732   47.094   9.172
40   Nathan Gabriel   1993 Mazda Miata   csp   55.732   47.985   9.172
41   Tony Manzer   1993 Chevrolet   cp   55.818   48.115   9.279
42   Ken McCulloch   2012 Ford Mustang GT   sti   55.893   46.391   9.372
43   Ken Pickett   1991 Chevrolet Corevette   bs   55.990   47.312   9.492
44   Shauna Glorioso   2003 Chevrolet Corvette   stil   56.014   48.116   9.522
45   Bill Clarkson   1994 Chevrolet Lumina   cp   56.114   48.370   9.646
46   Jeff Andrade   2003 Nissan 35OZ   cs   56.233   46.898   9.794
47   Davey Drouin   1992 Mazda Miata   es   56.240   46.567   9.803
48   Mark Heinrichs   1995 Chevrolet Z28   fs   56.339   46.761   9.926
49   Ben Hardt   2000 Audi TT   sm   56.352   48.857   9.942
50   Marie Lindberg   2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06   ssl   56.394   48.442   9.994
51   Jack Parker   2007 Mazda MX-5   str   56.460   47.370   10.076
52   Eric Ramirez   2003 Nissan 350Z   cs   56.517   47.135   10.146
53   Carl Graf   2004 Nissan 350Z   cs   56.533   47.149   10.166
54   Nick Haleen   2001 Mazda MX-5   cs   56.709   47.295   10.385
55   Gary Ratliff   1969 Buggy Manx   dm   56.732   52.080   10.413
56   Bob Reagh   1998 Chevrolet Corvette   as   56.864   48.164   10.577
57   Eric Egen   1998 Baby Grand Monte Carlo   am   56.998   56.998   10.743
58   Steve Mill   1971 Datsun 240 Z   fp   57.023   50.009   10.774
59   Tony Monoogan   2008 Corvette   sti   57.204   49.138   10.999
60   Ron Garcia   1973 Datsun S10   ep   57.220   50.068   11.019
61   Nick Brand   2008 Ford Mustang GT   sti   57.258   48.612   11.066
62   Eric Williams   1987 Toyota FX16   dsp   57.353   49.037   11.184
63   Thanat Phavindhu   2003 Honda S2000   str   57.447   48.198   11.301
64   Ryan Grow   1986 Honda S2000   str   57.513   48.253   11.383
65   Chris Estrada Sr   2000 Toyota Celica GTS   gs   57.535   46.949   11.41
66   Russ Bowlus   1994 Mazda Miata   es   57.670   47.751   11.578
67   Charles Meyer   2002 Honda S2000   str   57.672   48.387   11.58
68   Kevin Grivich   2010 Infiniti G37 Sedan   stx   57.799   47.800   11.738
69   George White   2004 Corvette Z06   sti   57.813   49.661   11.755
70   Michael Drouin   1994 Mazda Miata   es   57.893   47.935   11.854
71   Ingrid Ansell   1969 Chevrolet Camaro   cpl   58.113   50.093   12.127
72   Jeff Thompson   2005 Ford Mustang GT   sti   58.212   48.316   12.25
73   Mike Moore   Chevrolet Z06   sti   58.223   50.014   12.264
74   Joe Van Sickle   1994 Mazda Miata   dp   58.224   50.888   12.265
75   Jason Trantham   2006 Chevolet Corvette   sm   58.241   50.495   12.286
76   Roman Volchansky   2001 Acura Type R   fm   58.259   53.424   12.309
77   Cameron Bowen   2012 Nissan 370Z   sti   58.278   48.604   12.332
78   Dave Green   2013 Home Built Apex   am   58.290   58.290   12.347
79   Bob Imrisek   2003 Chevrolet Z06   sti   58.363   50.134   12.438
80   Kris Haleen   2001 Mazda MX-5   cs   58.390   48.697   12.471
81   Darrel Huckabay   2008 Porsche Boxster   sti   58.594   49.512   12.724
82   Bill Nandor   2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06   ss   58.735   50.453   12.899
83   Dan Morlan   2002 Subaru 2.5RS   stx   58.803   48.630   12.984
84   Justin Bowen   2012 Nissan 370Z   sti   58.817   49.053   13.001
85   Ken Haleen   2001 Mazda Miata   cs   58.891   49.115   13.093
86   Lloyd Feaver   1997 BMW M3   sti   58.925   49.143   13.135
87   Renee Russell   1990 Mazda Miata   cspl   58.970   50.773   13.191
88   Eric Martin   2011 BMW 335i   sti   59.032   48.760   13.268
89   Rufus Crow III   1993 Ford Mustang   sm   59.216   51.340   13.496
90   Donora Wichmann   1987 Toyota FX16   dspl   59.232   50.643   13.516
91   Jason Belden   2012 BMW 135   stu   59.429   50.277   13.761
92   Jim Cigler   2008 Ford Mustang GT   sti   59.483   49.371   13.828
93   Jim Hearn   1974 Triumph TRG   fp   59.664   52.325   14.052
94   Marcus Thomas   1992 Honda Civic   sti   59.783   48.066   14.2
95   Ken Evans   2003 Chevrolet Corvette   ss   59.852   51.413   14.286
96   Debbie Owen      f1l   59.909   57.213   14.356
97   Steve Clark   1990 Ford Mustang   sti   59.915   50.868   14.364
98   Blake Pronty   2012 Mazda Speed 3   stx   60.074   49.681   14.561
99   Shawn Reilly   2003 Mercedes SL 55   sti   60.107   51.632   14.602
100   Ryan Rosene   Nissan 350Z   cs   60.236   50.237   14.762
101   Chris Gibson   1975 Volkswagen Rabbit   fsp   60.304   50.535   14.847
102   Jim Sladek   2010 Porsche Cayman S   ss   60.569   52.029   15.176
103   Rod Gonzalez   1999 Mazda Miata   sti   60.641   50.575   15.265
104   Josh Craig   1997 Mazda Miata   es   60.672   50.236   15.303
105   Brandon Kelley   1967 Ford Mustang   cp   60.840   52.444   15.512
106   Chance Lommey   2012 Honda Civic SF   stx   60.948   50.404   15.646
107   Eric Smiley   2006 Subaru Impreza WRX   ds   60.973   50.364   15.677
108   Butch Mortenson   1989 Chevrolet Corvette   bs   61.025   51.566   15.742
109   Barb Pickett   1991 Chevrolet Corevette   bsl   61.060   51.596   15.785
110   Arwinder Tamber   Mitsubishi Evolution   str   61.162   51.315   15.912
111   Laszlo G. Rekasi   1974 BMW 2002   fsp   61.192   51.279   15.949
112   Ryan Saville   2002 Mazda MX-5   str   61.319   51.447   16.106
113   George Akiyama   1996 Mazda   sts   61.342   50.853   16.135
114   Derek Hui   2003 Toyota Celica   gs   61.367   50.075   16.166
115   Bud Van Cott   2012 Porsche 911 GTS   sti   61.382   52.727   16.185
116   Curtis Yamanaka   1991 Honda CRX   hs   61.450   49.406   16.269
117   Kevin McHugh   2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06   ss   61.501   52.829   16.332
118   Patrick Garrett   2002 Subaru WRT   sti   61.670   52.173   16.542
119   Brain Hou   2010 Subaru WRX   sm   61.885   53.654   16.809
120   Phillip Wickman   1998 Chevrolet S10   fsp   62.098   52.038   17.073
121   Seth Nagau   1985 Mazda RX-7   str   62.116   52.115   17.096
122   Sam Miller   1989 BMW 325iS   stx   62.121   51.374   17.102
123   Steve Parmeley   1973 Datsun 240Z   fp   62.163   54.517   17.154
124   Gary Mendenhall   1966 Austin-Healey Sprite   gp   62.168   52.843   17.16
125   Dustin Dinh   2009 Nissan 370 Z   str   62.221   52.203   17.226
126   Jamison Hines   1989 Volkswagen Scirocco   fsp   62.223   52.143   17.228
127   Tyler Ziegler   2003 Mitsubishi Evo   sm   62.490   54.179   17.56
128   Robert O'Rourke   1999 Chevrolet Corvette   as   62.582   53.007   17.674
129   Romy Haideury   2010 Mitsubishi Lancer   asp   62.668   54.270   17.781
130   John Gibson   1980 Chevrolet Corvette   bs   63.174   53.382   18.409
131   Jim Jakim   1998 BMW Z3   cs   63.343   52.828   18.619
132   Rick Oates   1970 Dodge Dart   esp   63.543   53.948   18.867
133   Kevin Craig   1997 Mazda Miata   es   63.710   52.752   19.074
134   Josh Hawkins   1999 Porsche Carrera 4   as   63.941   54.158   19.361
135   Lino Chestang   2005 Scion XA   stf   64.050   50.920   19.496
136   Max Moon   1998 Corvette C5   sti   64.147   55.102   19.616
137   Chris Mimilis   2010 Mazda Speed3   ds   64.226   53.051   19.715
138   Brian Castaneda   2011 Honda CRZ   hs   64.226   51.638   19.715
139   Sy Tran   MR2   sti   64.322   53.645   19.834
140   Ronnie Fortes   1994 Mazda Miata   sts   64.357   53.352   19.877
141   Tobin Gallawa   2004 Mazda Miata   sti   64.481   53.777   20.031
142   Nitin Sain   2008 BMW M6   sti   64.683   54.916   20.282
143   Larry Jacobs   2007 Corvette   sti   64.764   55.632   20.382
144   Steven Creaner   2002 Ford Mustang   sti   64.831   53.810   20.465
145   Raymond Feliciana   2001 BMW 330ci   ds   65.007   53.696   20.684
146   Dan Pickle   2000 Chevrolet Corvette   as   65.103   55.142   20.803
147   John Nishida   1991 Honda CRX   hs   65.115   52.352   20.818
148   Anton Chu   1992 Honda Civic   smf   65.287   55.625   21.031
149   Greg Hubbard   2002 BMW 330ci   sti   65.302   53.939   21.05
150   Tomas Lechuga   1992 Honda Accord   fsp   65.352   54.765   21.112
151   Derek Shimozaki   1992 Nissan 240sx   gs   65.764   53.663   21.623
152   Steve Howe   2006 Pontiac GTO   fs   65.856   54.660   21.738
153   Steve Bouche   1990 Mazda Miata   str   66.119   55.474   22.064
154   Ernie Drake   2010 Corvette   sti   66.307   56.958   22.297
155   Sean Chaffin   1990 Mazda Miata   sts   66.309   54.970   22.3
156   Ted Nagau   1990 Mazda Miata   str   66.445   55.747   22.469
157   Jeremy Leider   2012 Ford Fiesta   hs   66.898   53.786   23.031
158   Nicole Stagner   2008 Subaru Impreza   stxl   67.267   55.630   23.489
159   James Cavanaugh   2000 Mazda Miata   csp   68.857   59.286   25.462
160   Matthew Klein   1969 Pontiac Firebird   cp   69.068   59.537   25.724
161   Joshua Espiritu   2002 Honda Civic   stf   69.169   54.989   25.85
162   Claudia Orozco   2000 Honda S2000   strl   69.877   58.627   26.728
163   Will Matthews   1992 Mazda Miata   csp   70.022   60.289   26.908
164   Justin McAfee      ja   70.370   61.855   27.34
165   Daniel Lacer   Emmick KT100   ja   71.635   62.967   28.91
166   Marcus McAfee      ja   72.788   63.981   30.341
167   Ron Olsen   2009 Volvo C30   gs   73.713   60.150   31.489
168   Oliver Linayao   2012 Honda Civic Si   gs   74.112   60.475   31.985
169   Jordan Eklund   2002 Lexus IS 300   ds   75.025   61.971   33.118
170   Hazel Gillego   2009 VW GLI/Jetta   sti   77.882   63.552   36.664
171   Jillian Hubbard   Kart   jb   81.320   68.471   40.931
172   Tim Patenaude   1967 Lotus Europa   dm   99.999   91.799   64.114





Here is the video of our best run for those that haven't seen it. 



VIDEO:

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Here are some professional pics of the Stang taken over the weekend.

I heard through the grapevine that the car was spotted at Sac Raceway today at their car show.  Any witnesses?   

Great seeing you at Goodguys Brandon! Love the coupe, looks great. How'd you run at the autocross?

Nice to meet you too!  Check out the videos.  Not bad for the first time out. 

One of my "mediocre" test runs kept it in first gear and raised the rev limiter and just still too much gear.  35.90 seconds. 

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Best run in 2nd gear 34.760.  Not bad!  ...especially for lugging the engine the entire track. 

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Learned two very important things....  I NEED POWER STEERING (bent steering wheel and my arms hurt like hell)  and I NEED LESS GEAR!  ...3.55's or 3.73's would do the trick versus the 4.10's. 

Had fun!   

How is it possible to post pictures like that without a video?

Ask and you shall receive...


...

Exhaust is all finished!  It's like a whole different car.  Took it for a drive and beat it up pretty good and zero issues.  No more drone, super quiet inside car but you can still here the engine.  That X-pipe really works, the power-band is INSANELY different!  The car used to have no power until 3k RPM's and now it has a ton of torque all over the place and kicks in hard at 2500 and pulls hard above 6k.  ..Note the passenger tail section is raised for the Maier panhard setup. 

Here are the final pics and a video 

((CLICK ON THE BOTTOM PIC TO PLAY VIDEO))

...The sound on my camera phone doesn't keep up with the revs so I pretty much kept it at an idle with a couple of small blips of the throttle. 

Thanks Boss Man!




I have to give thanks the guys and gals over at Flowmaster for a few of these stainless goodies.  ...Install pics coming soon!